What a 3rd wave of COVID-19 could look like in Canada — and how to avoid it
(Adam Miller/ CBC News) — COVID-19 levels are declining from the devastating peaks of the second wave across much of Canada, but experts say the threat of more contagious coronavirus variants threatens to jeopardize our ability to prevent a third wave.
Canada has close to 850 confirmed cases of the variants first identified …
Menopause hasn’t been taken seriously enough in workplaces
(Beena Nadeem/ Good Housekeeping) — By the time she was in her late thirties, Lauren Chiren was a senior executive of a global financial services firm, overseeing male-dominated teams. Almost overnight, her confidence levels plummeted – unbeknown to her, she was going through the symptoms of early menopause. …
COVID vaccine reaction can mimic breast cancer symptoms
(Dennis Thompson/ Health Day) — One side effect of COVID-19 vaccination is creating undue fear among women, causing them to worry that they might have breast cancer.
Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can cause lymph nodes to swell, particularly those in the armpit on the side where the shot was received, …
Elderly Quebecers keen to take their turn in COVID-19 vaccination queue
(Sean Gordon/ CBC News) — There are a great many things Guita Hyman, 86, misses about the before times, but there are a few things in particular she is looking forward to seeing once she’s vaccinated against COVID-19: her four children, nine grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and her condo in Florida.
The Montreal …
Developing an mRNA vaccine for cancer immunotherapy
(Molly Campbell/ Technology Networks) — The COVID-19 global pandemic has cast a spotlight on mRNA vaccine technology, which is often referred to as part of “the new era” of vaccinology.
Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, mRNA-based vaccines were already being developed for prophylactic and therapeutic …
Weight loss drug called ‘game changer,’ but work not done
(Nick Beare/ Ottawa Citizen) — Authors of a new study out of the United Kingdom describe a new weight loss drug as a ‘game changer’ in treating obesity after people using the drug semaglutide were able to cut up to 20 per cent of their body weight.
The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, focused on …
Double-masking appears twice as effective at stopping COVID, study finds
(Mike Stobbe/ Huffington Post) — U.S. government researchers found that two masks are better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials stopped short of recommending that everyone double up.
COVID-19 could become a seasonal illness like the flu, experts say
(Ariel Mitropoulos/ ABC News) — Millions of people around the globe are hoping that between lockdowns and vaccines, the virus that causes COVID-19 might soon be eradicated from our lives. Now, experts are warning that the virus might be with us forever — but it won’t always be a deadly plague.
Doctors warn of ‘tsunami’ of pandemic eating disorders
(Sarah Marsh/ The Guardian) — Psychiatrists have warned of a “tsunami” of eating disorder patients amid data showing soaring numbers of people experiencing anorexia and bulimia in England during the pandemic.
Dr Agnes Ayton, the chair of the Eating Disorder Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said the number …